• Afghanistan
  • Taliban Talks With U.N. Go On Despite Alarm Over Exclusion of Women (New York Times)
  • The Taliban tell the West to look past harsh edicts on Afghan women and girls and build ties (AP)
  • Taliban call on West to build deeper ties, ignore curbs on women (VOA)
  • Afghan Talks Kick Off In Doha Amid Anger Over Taliban’s Exclusion Of Women (Radio Free Europe)
  • Taliban govt. representatives meet UN, Afghanistan envoys in Doha (Agence France-Presse)
  • A year ago, she drank battery acid to escape life under the Taliban. Today, she has a message for other Afghan girls (CNN)
• Pakistan
  • Pakistani parliament denounces US congressional resolution calling for a probe into recent elections (AP)
  • Pakistani parliament slams US demand for election probe (VOA)
  • Pakistan finance minister confident about new IMF programme (Reuters)
  • Finance minister: Pakistan’s new IMF loan program ‘on track’ for up to $8 billion (VOA)
  • ‘No dialogue’: Pakistan says open to attacks on Afghan-based armed groups (Al Jazeera)
  • Pakistan to start second phase of Afghan deportations (Al Jazeera)
  • 18 inmates flee a prison after overpowering guard in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (AP)
• India
  • India says it rejects "deeply biased" US religious freedom report (Reuters)
  • US, India extend digital tax truce to Sunday as deadline approaches (Reuters)
  • An Indian military tank sinks while crossing a river in a region bordering China, killing 5 soldiers (AP)
  • Monsoon rains collapse roof at New Delhi airport, crushing cars and killing 1 (Washington Post)
  • Eleven dead in Indian capital after heavy rain, flight operations stutter (Reuters)
  • India enforces new criminal laws despite opposition seeking delay (Nikkei Asia)
  • How India’s Newly Empowered Opposition Can Stand Up for Rohingya (Time – opinion)
• NSB
  • Maldives US envoy says China, US and India are all important partners (Reuters)
  • At least 9 dead including an entire family when landslides hit Nepal villages (AP)
  • Nepal landslides kill nine, including 3 children (Reuters)
• Central Asia
  • Imprisoned Former Kazakh Prime Minister Masimov’s Pardon Request Rejected (Radio Free Europe)
  • Victims Of Kazakh Justice System Press To Clear Names, Reform Corrupt Courts (Radio Free Europe)
  • At Least 8 Dead, More Missing Amid Kyrgyzstan Flooding (Radio Free Europe)
  • Xi To Combine SCO Summit With State Visits To Kazakhstan, Tajikistan (Radio Free Europe)
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